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2nd Chance
2nd Chance
The challenge of 2nd Chance is the activation of vacant buildings and building complexes for a sustainable urban development. In many European cities smaller and larger derelict sites, underused premises, so called “voids” can be found in or near the city centre. These sites often have a negative...
Active A.G.E
Active A.G.E
Develop an exchange of experience between 9 cities facing an ageing population - in order to develop greater professional capacity and thus identify and develop good practices - and help them to put in place an integrated approach to dealing with this issues.
BOOSTINNO
BOOSTINNO
Boosting Social Innovation BoostInno is network of 10 EU cities and 1 non EU observer (Lviv from the Ukraine) which works on improving or creating the ecosystems, that stimulate, foster and develop social innovation.
Building Healthy Communities
Building Healthy Communities
Health is important for the wellbeing of individuals and society, but a healthy population is also a prerequisite for economic productivity and prosperity. The Lisbon strategy underlines the importance of health as a key factor for economic growth. However there is a limited awareness of the...
CHANGE!
CHANGE!
PEOPLE-POWERED PUBLIC SERVICES. That’s the focus of the 9 cities of the CHANGE! network.
CoNet
CoNet
Exploring current approaches to strengthen social cohesion in neighbourhoods
CTUR
CTUR
Cruise activity and the recovery of urban and harbour building heritage: Strong elements of the common interest of sea towns to develop and strengthen the urban tourism sector.
EUniverCities
EUniverCities
Improve the university-city nexus. By applying to the URBACT programme, they want to learn from each other's experiences and practices, and move forward as successful and inclusive knowledge cities to realise Europe's 2020 strategy...
Gen-Y City
Gen-Y City
Developing, attracting & retaining Gen-Y 'creative tech' talent in European cities...
Genius: Open
Genius: Open
Our project will transfer a leading edge Open Innovation approach where citizens and businesses work together with the city, creating innovative solutions to city challenges via an online collaboration platform; GeniUS!
Hero
Hero
Develop integrated and innovative management strategies for historic urban landscapes
INTERACTIVE CITIES
INTERACTIVE CITIES
Digital, social media and user-generated content improving urban governance
JOBTOWN
JOBTOWN
A European Network of Local Partnerships for the Advancement of Youth Employment and Opportunity
LINKS
LINKS
Reconciling patrimonial and environmental qualities to get a sustainable and desirable housing environment in the heart of the cities for a diversified population.
MAPS
MAPS
Redefining the function, social role and accessibility of former military heritage, to promote development, sustainability and inclusiveness.
MILE
MILE
MILE is a Fast Track Pilot Project - one of the tools for implementing Region for Economic Change Programme - launched within the framework of URBACT I, in order to experiment the organisation and working processes before URBACT II.
My Generation
My Generation
The Key ideas of MY GENERATION
My Generation at Work
My Generation at Work
Promoting employability of young people in a changing labour market, with special focus on enterprising skills and attitudes.
OPENCities
OPENCities
Explore how cities can attract and retain migrant populations and what initiatives cities can employ to make themselves a popular choice with international workers.
P4C
P4C
Placemaking is a concept that emerged to describe the intentional process of activating new or existing public spaces to create that emotional connection.
PREVENT
PREVENT
Involving parents in the prevention of early school leaving
RE-Block
RE-Block
REviving high-rise Blocks for cohesive and green neighborhoods. The main objective addressed by RE-Block is to foster efficient regeneration of these neighborhoods, making them more attractive and improving their environmental quality, whilst creating an integrated tailor-made approach to combat...
ReGeneration
ReGeneration
Reviving places, communities and resources
RegGov
RegGov
Develop and implement new integrated strategies for a sustainable development at neighbourhood level.
RetaiLink
RetaiLink
Ten european cities inspire each other to create innovative strategies that revitalize the retail sector in medium-sized cities.
Roma-Net
Roma-Net
Integration of Roma populations is the focus of our Roma-Net project. The common challenge of our partnership is how to overcome negative attitudes, how to improve consultation and engagement with the Roma community.
Roma-NeT II
Roma-NeT II
ROMA-NeT URBACT II project was established to create a new approach to stimulate information sharing and development across the complex Roma integration policy and operational environment in nine European cities.
Stay Tuned
Stay Tuned
Boosting the Frequency of Qualification
SURE
SURE
Implementation of integrated socio-economic regeneration strategies which build on local strengths and opportunities. This will be achieved by developing an integrated Socio-economic Urban REhabilitation Model for small and medium sized cities.
TOGETHER
TOGETHER
Social inclusion and well being in cities can hardly be reached without close cooperation between public authorities, citizens and private stakeholders following a principle of co-responsibility.
TUTUR
TUTUR
Temporary Use as a Tool for Urban Regeneration
URBAMECO
URBAMECO
URBAMECO network focused on strategies and projects that can foster sustainable integrated regeneration of critical urban areas of disadvantage with a special focus on local economy development as key aspect to fight social exclusion.
Urban Green Labs
Urban Green Labs
Promoting citizens engagement in upgrading urban green spaces
USEAct
USEAct
The aim of USEAct is to define ways to achieve opportunities for people and businesses to settle in existing locations without consumption of further land, thanks to new planning and partnership approaches.
USER
USER
A core USER idea is that the design of urban public spaces and the main goals of urban planning are challenged by rapid changes in how cities are used. New trends in how public spaces are used, what the new users’ needs are, increasing malfunctions and conflicts among uses, etc., are challenging...